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i'm don lemon reporting live from newtown, connecticut. a community in mourning after a gunman went on a deadly rampage at an elementary school killing 26 people, 20 of them young children. throughout the day on cnn we will bring you the details of the victims and the investigation. we should tell you the president is on the way here. it has been a day of mourning in this community with memorial services. people are coming to this community from all over the tri-state area, from all over connecticut, new jersey, and new york all around and paying their respects to people. as i drove here today just a few moments ago in this little idyllic town, the roads were all blocked because there were so many people who were trying to get in here just to pay their respects to the people who lost their lives and their family and their loved ones. we have some other big stories that are breaking today and i want to get to atlanta and our deborah feyerick covering them from there. hello. >> hi there. we will have a lot more coming up. we're going to retu
i'm don lemon reporting live from newtown, connecticut. a community in mourning after a gunman went on a deadly rampage at an elementary school killing 26 people, 20 of them young children. throughout the day on cnn we will bring you the details of the victims and the investigation. we should tell you the president is on the way here. it has been a day of mourning in this community with memorial services. people are coming to this community from all over the tri-state area, from all over...
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connecticut state police. you see the microphones there. they're getting ready to brief us on the latest on this investigation. this horrible, horrible disaster that happened in this small town here in connecticut. soledad o'brien is joining us. howard kurtz is also joining us now from cnn's "reliable sources" in washington, d.c. howie, a tremendous, enormous amount of media presence here in newtown. what is your impression of how this story unfolded in the news so far? >> wolf, unlike any tragedy that we have collectively lived through, this one has sear under to america's soul. everyone is talking about, everyone is consumed about it and every online conversation on social media sites is about what happened in newtown. i have to tell you for all of the coverage there for you and others, there are times when i have to turn off the tv and other journalists told me this before. the feelings are so raw it is hard to watch. journalists are trained to be objective, but how can any human being be dispassionate about what happened there. >> howie
connecticut state police. you see the microphones there. they're getting ready to brief us on the latest on this investigation. this horrible, horrible disaster that happened in this small town here in connecticut. soledad o'brien is joining us. howard kurtz is also joining us now from cnn's "reliable sources" in washington, d.c. howie, a tremendous, enormous amount of media presence here in newtown. what is your impression of how this story unfolded in the news so far? >> wolf,...
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connecticut has very tough gun laws, so shes cod all thet's, dotted all the i's. she was an avid sporting enthusiast. people who knew her said she regularly went to gun ranges, practiced shooting, sometimes took her children with her. these were sophisticated and expensive weapons which she apparently maintained very well. the problem with this particular case is you had a cache of weapons readiesly available to a young man who, by all accounts, was kind of a recrew, a loner, kind of an antisocial personality. and i think that was a toxic mix. >> schieffer: in the beginning, of course, we were told his mother was a school too mucher or she had some connection with the school. i guess the latest is she had no connection, john, that we know of. why do we-- is there any indication of why he decided to go to this school after killing his mother? >> reporter: there isn't. i mean, no clear one. so now you've got to kind of extrapolate. what they're hoping to get out of all that material we were talking about a second ago is maybe that will come together. he grew up in t
connecticut has very tough gun laws, so shes cod all thet's, dotted all the i's. she was an avid sporting enthusiast. people who knew her said she regularly went to gun ranges, practiced shooting, sometimes took her children with her. these were sophisticated and expensive weapons which she apparently maintained very well. the problem with this particular case is you had a cache of weapons readiesly available to a young man who, by all accounts, was kind of a recrew, a loner, kind of an...
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there might be a young person who looks to the person in connecticut as a young person. i want to say to the young person, that is it not the answer. that will not sold your problems. if you ever finding yourself looking to him with request and not disgust. open yourself up and talk to someone. you don't want to go down the road. he's not the solution or role model. may god have mercy on you. don't follow the fam example. >> i cannot thrank you enough for being here tonight. i know your schedule is imcrezibly back. tharching you, lucado >> we all feel a sense of grief and pain. and sometimes we feel so incredibly helpless . and yet we can pray and it can make a difference. >> if i didn't believe that, i would give up in a face of something as horribleeeee >> as we leave you tonight, we want you to see the names and ages of those whose lives were ended by the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. their ages frozen in death but hopefully not forgotten by their families, their friends and the rest of america. from new york, good night. ♪
there might be a young person who looks to the person in connecticut as a young person. i want to say to the young person, that is it not the answer. that will not sold your problems. if you ever finding yourself looking to him with request and not disgust. open yourself up and talk to someone. you don't want to go down the road. he's not the solution or role model. may god have mercy on you. don't follow the fam example. >> i cannot thrank you enough for being here tonight. i know your...
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i'm jim axelrod in newtown, connecticut. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org victims, and the heroes whod trying to save lives. ally >>> as the shock begins to fade the sadness and mourning begin. tonight, an accounting of the victims and the heroes who died trying to save lives. >> the recent events have really spurred something that i have been thinking about for a long time. >> and if you ask the dozens of bay area residents who handed in their guns today a lot of them would tell you newtown, connecticut was very much on their minds. >> from the cbs 5 weather center one cold front is gone but another and another and another are on the way. the details with the pinpoint forecast. >> cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,,,,,,,,
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peter doocy is live in newtown, connecticut with the very latest. hello, peter. >> eric, i spoke to one of adam lanza's classmates who told me adam was shy and the type of kid you could say hi to in the hall and he would say hi back but that was all the talking he would do. federal investigators will come here today visit gun stores and shooting ranges, searching for a hint about what led to this mass murder that took the lives of 26 people inside an elementary school, including 30-year-old lauren rousseau who got the permanent substituted teaching job she strived for. 16 victims were born in 1996, four in 1995 and every detail about what happened on friday seems to be harder who hear than the last. >> there were in cute kid stuff. they're first graders wearing cute kid stuff, you know. it's the kind of stuff you would send your kids or your are grandkids out the door to first grade in. >> flowers and candles and vigils popped up all over newtown. neighbors want to know how this happened. the aunt says the reason so many guns were in adam lanza's ho
peter doocy is live in newtown, connecticut with the very latest. hello, peter. >> eric, i spoke to one of adam lanza's classmates who told me adam was shy and the type of kid you could say hi to in the hall and he would say hi back but that was all the talking he would do. federal investigators will come here today visit gun stores and shooting ranges, searching for a hint about what led to this mass murder that took the lives of 26 people inside an elementary school, including...
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connecticut's chief medical examiner, dr. wayne carver, said it the worst carnage he's seen in his 31-year career. >> the victims i had range from three to eleven wounds, and i only saw two of them with close range shooting. >> reporter: the children were first graders, 12 girls and eight boys. the spree ended when lanza used one of the handguns to take his own life. last night the gunman's father peter lanza offered con doll endss. in a statement -- condolences. he said: >> osgood: ahead we take flight. with led zeppelin. and the end of the world? y. 'cause all our states are great. and now is when the gulf gets even better. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautiful. take a boat ride or just lay in the sun. enjoy the wildlife and natural beauty. and don't forget our amazing seafood. so come to the gulf, you'll have a great time. especially in alabama. you mean mississippi. that's florida. say louisiana or there's no dessert. brought to you by bp and all of us who call the gulf home. >> it's sunday morning on cbs and
connecticut's chief medical examiner, dr. wayne carver, said it the worst carnage he's seen in his 31-year career. >> the victims i had range from three to eleven wounds, and i only saw two of them with close range shooting. >> reporter: the children were first graders, 12 girls and eight boys. the spree ended when lanza used one of the handguns to take his own life. last night the gunman's father peter lanza offered con doll endss. in a statement -- condolences. he said: >>...
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connecticut is a small state. we are all here helping together. >> judge jeanine: unfortunately we had many die in just over the woods behind me right now. chief, finally, very quickly, do you think that this could have been prevented? >> you know, given the minimum facts i have, i don't think it could have been prevented. >> all right. >> i think we have saved a lot more kids than would have been done if there were no plans in place. >> i think we have got to work a little harder though. chief mcnamara thank you for being with us this evening. >> thank you. >> coming up: who was this shooter who literally unleashed hell at an elementary school. coming up inside the mind of a killer. there is no mass-produced human. every human being is unique. and there is one store that recognizes it. the sleep nuer store. the only place in the world you'll find the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. an exclusive collection of innovations that totally individualize your sleep. perfectly comfortable pillows that
connecticut is a small state. we are all here helping together. >> judge jeanine: unfortunately we had many die in just over the woods behind me right now. chief, finally, very quickly, do you think that this could have been prevented? >> you know, given the minimum facts i have, i don't think it could have been prevented. >> all right. >> i think we have saved a lot more kids than would have been done if there were no plans in place. >> i think we have got to work...
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connecticut state police also saying there is a woman who was wounded in the shooting. saying that she is instrumental in the investigation at this point. who might else be able to help provide crucial information at this time? >> the woman that they are referring to is the vice principal that survived when the psychologist and principal lunged left side at the shooter. they have other things, what in particular what he said. this is an interviewhe children. that will be a long, painful process. so this adult sbiev is a potential key witness. >> arthel: at what point will some of the children have provided eyewitness accounts. will authorities to have sit them down and further question them as to what they saw, what they heard. >> it's an active investigation with many moving parts. there is lot of things that are unanswered and certain unmitigated facts. i would speculate they would begin that painful process of massaging out various eyewitness details from the children in the coming days. >> arthel: then there is computer that was found at the shooter's home. what mig
connecticut state police also saying there is a woman who was wounded in the shooting. saying that she is instrumental in the investigation at this point. who might else be able to help provide crucial information at this time? >> the woman that they are referring to is the vice principal that survived when the psychologist and principal lunged left side at the shooter. they have other things, what in particular what he said. this is an interviewhe children. that will be a long, painful...
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gentle, strong, good night from newtown, connecticut. a town whose fallen children now belong to the ages. god bless them. we will see you again for a special edition of this program tomorrow night. thank you very much for listening and as we see these names, these young children, the victims of the atrocity on your screen pray for them and their families. good night, everybody. thank you. .so as you can see, gs customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated coffee tastes dreadful. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 % or more on car insurance. someone get me a latte will ya, please? every human being is unique. and there is one store that recognizes it. the sleep nuer store. the only place in the world you'll find the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. an exclusiv
gentle, strong, good night from newtown, connecticut. a town whose fallen children now belong to the ages. god bless them. we will see you again for a special edition of this program tomorrow night. thank you very much for listening and as we see these names, these young children, the victims of the atrocity on your screen pray for them and their families. good night, everybody. thank you. .so as you can see, gs customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always...
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president obama is here in newtown, connecticut, already this evening. obviously, wolf, he'll be attending that service and speaking at that service. >> the folks are arriving at the auditorium, at the high school, not very far from you are, right down the street from where i am in newtown. you see some of the dignitaries. if you look on the right side of your screen, you can see near the stage senator joe lieberman standing there. this is a different shot. senator lieberman, senator blumenthal, the other senator from connecticut, senator murphy, the incoming senator, and you see clergy that have gathered to participate in this interfaith service. there's senator lieberman in the right corner of your screen. people have come from all over this state. they want to be part of this. they want to be a part of this memorial service, and people are just coming here to newtown to do whatever they can. done lemon is out in the streets watching what's going on. don, it started very slowly, what we saw, people just bringing some toys or some flowers, a christmas t
president obama is here in newtown, connecticut, already this evening. obviously, wolf, he'll be attending that service and speaking at that service. >> the folks are arriving at the auditorium, at the high school, not very far from you are, right down the street from where i am in newtown. you see some of the dignitaries. if you look on the right side of your screen, you can see near the stage senator joe lieberman standing there. this is a different shot. senator lieberman, senator...
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tonight, residents of stratford, connecticut, remembered her. people at a candlelight vigil wore green. the 27-year-old's favorite color. she taught first grade at sandy hook elementary school. cnn's jason carroll joins me now with more on that vigil. how is this community dealing with this extraordinary loss right now? >> they're just completely torn up. there's no other way to say it, to see the number of people, hundreds who came out here at stratford high school. this is where victoria, vicki as everyone called her, vicki soto, this is where she graduated back in 2003. when everyone got together here tonight, they did their best to remember her. they talked about how soto always wanted to be a teacher, ever since she was a little girl. she talked about wanting to be a teacher, that's what her friends said. tonight they talked about the heroic actions that she took in her classroom when the gunman burst through the door, how she rushed the kids into a closet to try and save them and then of course the gunman took her life. as we were out here
tonight, residents of stratford, connecticut, remembered her. people at a candlelight vigil wore green. the 27-year-old's favorite color. she taught first grade at sandy hook elementary school. cnn's jason carroll joins me now with more on that vigil. how is this community dealing with this extraordinary loss right now? >> they're just completely torn up. there's no other way to say it, to see the number of people, hundreds who came out here at stratford high school. this is where...
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i'm wolf blitzer here in newtown, connecticut. cnn's coverage of this tragedy continues with a special edition of "ac:360." that's next. they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ have led to an increase intands toclinical depression.re. drug and alcohol abuse is up. and those dealing with grief don't have access to the professional help they need. when you see these issues, do you want to walk away or step up? with a degree in the field of counseling or psychology from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to make a difference in the lives of others. let's get started at capella.edu
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this morning live from newtown, connecticut. it is half past the hour, thank you so much for joining us this morning. here in newtown, people are still asking why and how. questions that we may not have answers for for a very long time, if at all. they are also remembering the victims. we saw more vigils here last night, as people pay their respects to the 20 children and 6 adults killed in the school shooting. all of those children were just 6 or 7 years old. investigators are still trying to piece it altogether. they found more information on the shooter, but, still, no motive. cnn national correspondent susan candiotti has been following the investigation from the very beginning. susan, what more do you know? well, good morning, kate. we know that investigators tell us that they are making progress, but they're not saying exactly what kind of progress they're making. we know, for example, they have been talking to family and friends of the shooter adam lanza to try to develop a profile about what he was all about. for example
this morning live from newtown, connecticut. it is half past the hour, thank you so much for joining us this morning. here in newtown, people are still asking why and how. questions that we may not have answers for for a very long time, if at all. they are also remembering the victims. we saw more vigils here last night, as people pay their respects to the 20 children and 6 adults killed in the school shooting. all of those children were just 6 or 7 years old. investigators are still trying to...
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gentle, strong, good night from newtown, connecticut. a town whose fallen children now belong to the ages. god bless them. we will see you again for a special edition of this program tomorrow night. thank you very much for listening and as we see these names, these young children, the victims of the atrocity on your screen pray for them and their families. good night, everybody. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. girl: don't look at me. second girl: your hair's a bit frizzy today. aw! ha ha! you should pick that up. announcer: every day, kids witness bullying. poor you. ha ha! they want to help but don't know how. teach your kids how to be more than a bystander. visit stopbullying.gov.
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i'm wolf blitzer here in newtown, connecticut. we expect fairly soon the newtown state police to hold a conference here in newtown. you're looking at the microphones being set up right now. connecticut state police will update us on the investigation. president obama also will be here in newtown later this afternoon to thank first responders to meet with some of the victims' families. he'll also speak at this evening's interfaith vigil starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. we'll have live coverage, of course, of the interfaith individualvigil. we learned this morning of the autopsies of the gunman and his mother. more information on that coming up. >>> when newtown police stormed into sandy hook elementary school here in the small community, illustrated a shift in the tactical approach that law enforcement has taken in light of the columbine shooting, some 13 years ago. joining us now for a closer look at how law enforcement is dealing with it, what has, unfortunately, become a tragic and sad chapter in america's history. former fbi prof
i'm wolf blitzer here in newtown, connecticut. we expect fairly soon the newtown state police to hold a conference here in newtown. you're looking at the microphones being set up right now. connecticut state police will update us on the investigation. president obama also will be here in newtown later this afternoon to thank first responders to meet with some of the victims' families. he'll also speak at this evening's interfaith vigil starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. we'll have live coverage, of...
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but there are families in connecticut that cannot do that tonight. may god bless the memory of the victims and in the words of scripture, heal the broken-hearted and bind up their wounds. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ sighs ] thanks! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a relief it is! ♪ [ male announcer ] to learn more about the cold truth and save $1 visit alka-seltzer on facebook. >>> good morning again from newtown, connecticut. john berman here with kate bouldan. it is sunday morning. so many people in this town now headed to church services to continue to grieve, it to mourno remember. we want to pause for a moment
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>>heather: that was wfxg from newtown, connecticut. >>gregg: the first funeral is set for six-year-old tomorrow, buried in fairfield, connecticut. the family remembers him as intelligent and gentle but with a rambunctious streak. his twin sister was assigned to a different classroom and she survived. the family says noah considered his twin sister his very best friend. they were inseparatable. >>heather: 20 children were killed at the elementary school and now some of the families are speaking out about their precious children and we are hearing from the families whose children surviveed. molly line is outside the high school. we knew this would be the next phase of what happened, molly. >>reporter: we are seeing the faces of the children, and hearing the stories of how they spent their time and the loved ones that will miss him. daniel, the youngest of three young, a first grader and he loved to play soccer. six women were murdered including the principal of sandy hook. she was remembered as a hero who tried to stop him the she was a
>>heather: that was wfxg from newtown, connecticut. >>gregg: the first funeral is set for six-year-old tomorrow, buried in fairfield, connecticut. the family remembers him as intelligent and gentle but with a rambunctious streak. his twin sister was assigned to a different classroom and she survived. the family says noah considered his twin sister his very best friend. they were inseparatable. >>heather: 20 children were killed at the elementary school and now some of the...
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in stanford, connecticut. they were forming unions in a none union environment. when wierp forming unions there about a decade ago almost no worker had a union. so people say there's no leverage there. we created a bottom-up structure said said we'll talk to other workers and have the workers talk to their religious leader in the region about why having union matters. and then we'll have them all talk to their pta and little league and soccer coach and soccer mom and we began a broad based grassroots strategy to reeducate people about how we created good jobs in the country and the base came from the churches, sip goings, mosques, the parent-teacher association, little league and soccer fields we collectively formed an organization to begin to fight. that's leverage at the polls and leverage against the employers. it was a grassroots effort by a whole community rising up and saying, we have to create it by forming union and defending workers and forming union and we shifted an entire market in southern connecticut from nonunion to union in several years by taking
in stanford, connecticut. they were forming unions in a none union environment. when wierp forming unions there about a decade ago almost no worker had a union. so people say there's no leverage there. we created a bottom-up structure said said we'll talk to other workers and have the workers talk to their religious leader in the region about why having union matters. and then we'll have them all talk to their pta and little league and soccer coach and soccer mom and we began a broad based...
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connecticut has a gun violence law. and an assault weapon ban, but we need to do better. >> what about the mental health component of all of this? there is a picture that is starting to be painted of the shooter here, it appears at least that he had some type of personality disorder. what more can we be doing for folks like this? what can we do for parents who have unstable children that they can't control. >> connecticut has a mem health outreach effort, which certainly could be enhanced and increased. we have enforcement efforts that could receive more resources, you know, we tend to focus on new laws, but some of what has to be done is better enforcement of the laws that we have right now with more resources to those police and the atf and other agencies that have their mission as prevention of this kind of crime. but the mental health outreach and treatment certainly is an area that can be improved with additional resources to identify people before they enter into this kind of rampage, which certainly has disastrou
connecticut has a gun violence law. and an assault weapon ban, but we need to do better. >> what about the mental health component of all of this? there is a picture that is starting to be painted of the shooter here, it appears at least that he had some type of personality disorder. what more can we be doing for folks like this? what can we do for parents who have unstable children that they can't control. >> connecticut has a mem health outreach effort, which certainly could be...
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nbc's kristen welker is in connecticut for us. what can you tell us about the president's visit later today? >> reporter: alex, i can tell that you when he arrives here a little bit later on this afternoon, he will meet with victims, family members as well as first responders. he will be offering his support and condolences, not only as the president but also as a father, as a husband. later on this evening, he will speak here at the newtown high school at an interfaith prayer vigil. white house officials tell me that his speech will be focused on the families, on this community. do not expect to hear any policy in that speech, alex. this is becoming an all too familiar trip that president obama is making. this will be the fourth time that he will have visited a community that has been ravaged and torn apart by gun violence this past summer, he visit aurora, colorado, in the wake of that massacre. last year, it was tucson, arizona, after a gunman killed six people and critically wounded arizona congressman gabrielle giffords. of c
nbc's kristen welker is in connecticut for us. what can you tell us about the president's visit later today? >> reporter: alex, i can tell that you when he arrives here a little bit later on this afternoon, he will meet with victims, family members as well as first responders. he will be offering his support and condolences, not only as the president but also as a father, as a husband. later on this evening, he will speak here at the newtown high school at an interfaith prayer vigil....
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state police on the tragedy in new town, connecticut. coverage continues live with alex witt, next. >> thank you so much, melissa. welcome, everyone to ""weekends with alex witt."" that lieutenant paul vance of connecticut state police, talking about the many facets of this investigation. some things he can answer, others he cannot. he says taking these things out of context makes for a very difficult way for people to understand what's happening and they are trying so desperately to keep things as clear as possible. once again, so many layers that they still have yet to investigate. and of course, so many questions remain about why the shooter, adam lanza, took those young children's lives as well as his mother's. joining me now with the latest in the investigation is nbc news justice correspondent, pete williams. pete, a good day to you. did we hear anything new there? >> reporter: the only thing
state police on the tragedy in new town, connecticut. coverage continues live with alex witt, next. >> thank you so much, melissa. welcome, everyone to ""weekends with alex witt."" that lieutenant paul vance of connecticut state police, talking about the many facets of this investigation. some things he can answer, others he cannot. he says taking these things out of context makes for a very difficult way for people to understand what's happening and they are trying so...
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and you guys are from connecticut, how would you describe connecticut? what kind of place? >> well, i mean, newtown connecticut is you know, this very precious, beautiful little new england town. i spent a christmas eve going to a midnight mass there one time when i was a teenager and had been an intelable image for me since in my life. it was charming and beautiful and twinkling and church bells, it's that kind of town. >> dave: well, and connecticut to give you insight, people think of the east coast and think of new york and philadelphia and boston and connecticut is made up of towns like newtown, connecticut. it's almost entirely, 10, 20, 30,000 person towns like the ones that alisyn and i both live in. and many across the state and what it's made up of. and why we feel it could be anyone. >> kelly: and the culture there, knowing your neighbor and speaking of culture and mike huckabee who is a dear friend of ours and has his own program on this network, mike was talking about the role of god in our society as relates to our culture. let's listen to what mike was talking
and you guys are from connecticut, how would you describe connecticut? what kind of place? >> well, i mean, newtown connecticut is you know, this very precious, beautiful little new england town. i spent a christmas eve going to a midnight mass there one time when i was a teenager and had been an intelable image for me since in my life. it was charming and beautiful and twinkling and church bells, it's that kind of town. >> dave: well, and connecticut to give you insight, people...
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as the country expressed outrage over the deadly shooting rampage at the connecticut elementary school--one of the worst mass shootings ever--faith leaders called for special prayers for the victims, their families, and the children who witnessed the tragedy. amid more debates on capitol hill over e so-cled fiscal cliff, religious groups continued pushing congress to reach a fair deal. several faith groups were also watching closely as the supreme court announced it would take up two important cases dealing with same - sex marriage. today, we have a special report from tim o'brien on the issues and personal stories behind these cases. one is the defense of marriage act, doma, passed by congress in 1996. the other is the famous proposition 8, in caiforni which would hav fordden same-sex marriage in that state. >> four years ago, voters in california approved proposition 8, an amendment to the state's constitution banning same-sex marriage in the state, only to have it overturned two years later by a federal judge who said the amendment denied gays and lesbians the equal protection of th
as the country expressed outrage over the deadly shooting rampage at the connecticut elementary school--one of the worst mass shootings ever--faith leaders called for special prayers for the victims, their families, and the children who witnessed the tragedy. amid more debates on capitol hill over e so-cled fiscal cliff, religious groups continued pushing congress to reach a fair deal. several faith groups were also watching closely as the supreme court announced it would take up two important...
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the focus on all of those shows is the shooting in connecticut. a "meet the press" beginning at noon. at 1:00, you can hear abc's " this week." with an appearance by the connecticut governor, richard blum and fall, and a republican from utah. at 2:00 p.m., "fox news sunday." dick durbin, joe lieberman, and [indiscernible] "state of the union" follows that at 3:00. including richard blumenthal and chris murphy. at 4:00, "face the nation." bob schieffer talks with governor molloy and paul vance. chuck schumer of new york and kay bailey, from texas. these are brought to you as a public service by the networks and c-span. the rearing begins at noon eastern. at 3:00, listened to them all on c-span radio. -- listen to them all on c-span radio. you can listen on your smart phone or online. caller: my inspiration was -- [video clip] >> my inspiration was the archives and documents about the cold war. talking about roosevelt, stalin, churchill, we know the main events from our point of view. i wanted to show it from a different angle, from the ground up, w
the focus on all of those shows is the shooting in connecticut. a "meet the press" beginning at noon. at 1:00, you can hear abc's " this week." with an appearance by the connecticut governor, richard blum and fall, and a republican from utah. at 2:00 p.m., "fox news sunday." dick durbin, joe lieberman, and [indiscernible] "state of the union" follows that at 3:00. including richard blumenthal and chris murphy. at 4:00, "face the nation." bob...
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lou: the nation tonight mourns the senseless massacre in newtown, connecticut. this candle lightville jill in washington, d.c., one of many taking place around the country. he reportedly shot his mother at her moment, before he then went to the school at which she taught and opened fire. twentity-six murdered before he turned the gun on himself, twenty of the victims children. fox news confirms the three weapons used were legally purchased and legally registered to lanza's mother. joining us now, psychotherapist robby, ludwig, and we talkedded about these killings far too much. in this instance, young, i mean, talking 5-year-old children, makes it all the more tragic p p >> right, and, i mean, sometimes what we see is these spree killers target children because they are an easy mark, and they know it's such a heinous crime. they target people during the workweek. they targetthem during work hours because they know that they can get the most amount of pele during that time. there's always a connection. there's always some straw that broke the camel's back, always
lou: the nation tonight mourns the senseless massacre in newtown, connecticut. this candle lightville jill in washington, d.c., one of many taking place around the country. he reportedly shot his mother at her moment, before he then went to the school at which she taught and opened fire. twentity-six murdered before he turned the gun on himself, twenty of the victims children. fox news confirms the three weapons used were legally purchased and legally registered to lanza's mother. joining us...
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." >> president obama talks about friday's shooting in newtown, connecticut. >> on friday we learned more than two dozen people were killed when a gunman opened fire. most who died were young children with their whole lives ahead of them. every parent has a heart heavy with hurt. among the fallen more also teachers, men and women who devoted their lives to helping their children fulfill their dreams. our hearts are broken today. we grieve for the families of those we lost. we keep in our careers the parents of those who survived. as blessed as they are to have children at home, they know their child's innocence has been torn away it far too early. as a nation we have endured far too many of these tragedies over the past few years. an elementary school, a shopping mall in oregon, a house of worship in wisconsin, a movie theater in colorado, countless streetcorners. any of these neighborhoods could be our own. we have to come together. we will have to take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this from happening regardless of politics. this weekend, michele and i are doing
." >> president obama talks about friday's shooting in newtown, connecticut. >> on friday we learned more than two dozen people were killed when a gunman opened fire. most who died were young children with their whole lives ahead of them. every parent has a heart heavy with hurt. among the fallen more also teachers, men and women who devoted their lives to helping their children fulfill their dreams. our hearts are broken today. we grieve for the families of those we lost. we...
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to families in connecticut, they cannot do that today. they need all of us right now. while nothing can take the place of a lost child or loved one, all of us can extend a hand to those in need to remind them that we are there for them, that we are praying for them. the love they felt for those they lost endorsed not only in their memories but their communities and in their country. thank you, and god bless you. >> john boehner sent his prayers and condolences. he said there would be no weekly address so president obama could speak for everyone in this time of morning. tomorrow, stan colender and josh gordon have the latest news on the fiscal cliff negotiations. matt kibbe discusses freedom works and the fund-raising and goals going forward. and steven cook looks at egypt opposed the referendum and what is next for president morsi. sunday at 7:00 eastern on c- span. >> the white house was a very controversial. there was competition. he submitted the design for a palace. americans are not having a palace. it was not particularly on conspiring. in 1821, a european diplom
to families in connecticut, they cannot do that today. they need all of us right now. while nothing can take the place of a lost child or loved one, all of us can extend a hand to those in need to remind them that we are there for them, that we are praying for them. the love they felt for those they lost endorsed not only in their memories but their communities and in their country. thank you, and god bless you. >> john boehner sent his prayers and condolences. he said there would be no...